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drivers Prices reasonable.
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, lias giv
en waning that he will fight forest re
serves to the last.
Balfour has resigned as British pre
mier and Campbell-Bannerman has
been summoned to take charge.
Fire has destroyed the pattern stor
age house of tbe Illinois Steel company
at Chicago, entailing a loss of $1,000,-
000.
Secretary Bonaparte recommends the
building of the new dry dock at the
Puget sound navy yard to cost $1,250,-
000.
Riots and disorders continue through
out Russia, and a German squadron is
readv to assist the czar in flight, if ne
cessary.
$The allies are not meeting with much
success in securing their demands on
tbe sultan, and have seized another
island.
Secretary Hitchcock is so impressed
with the Klamath project that he will
set aside $2,000,000 more to complete
the work.
Only two places were vacant in the
senate at roll call on the opening day,
Mitchell, of Oregon, and Burton, of
Knasas, not responding to their names.
Congressman Lorimer, of Chicago,
wants congress to appropriate $31,000,-
000 for a 14-foot channel from the Chi
cago drainage canal to the Mississippi.
Attorney General Moody says rebates
are still being given by railroads, al-
tohugh the practice is not so general.
His plan to remedy present troubles is,
when a special favor is discovered to
have been given one shipper, make that
special favor the future rate.
More troops have mutinied in Po
land.
H-jney will conduct the land fraud
trials in Portland.
An explosion in a Wyoming coal
mine killed 18 men.
Chicago and Milwaukee are now con
nected by an electric railway.
There haB been a violent quarrel be
tween the czar and Grand Duke Vladi
mir.
A large part of Moscow, Russia, has
been destroyed by fire set by revolu
tionists.
W. C. Bristol has taken the oath of
office as United States District attorney
for Oregon.
An unknown person threw a missile
through a window of President Roose
velts special train.
General Corbin has declined to be
chief of staff because he says he is not
entitled to the rank.
A number of sheepherders are miss
ing in Montana and it is believed they
have been frozen to death.
Panama and foreign capitalists are
endeavoring to get permission to buiki
a railroad across the isthmus.
A great swindling scheme has been
exposed in Chicago in which two of
Oregon's land land fraud artiste were
the principals.
Meriwether has been acquitted of
manslaughter. He and MidBhipman
Branch fought and tbe latter died as a
result of the fight.
DECEMBER
8, 1905
RUSH FOR PLACES.
All
CANCELS ALLOTMENTS.
Member* of Congress Looking
for Seats on Committee^.
Washington, Dec. 5.—Senators anti
representatives are devoting much
time to the procurement of g >od com
mittee places and chairmanships; that
is, tbe vast majority are engaged in
this pursuit.
Some few of the old-
timers who are already comfortably
fixed are not bothered, but their num
her is comparatively small.
is being over-
Speaker Cannon
I
whelmed by r requests for committee
assignments, and is being flooded with
all manner of letters from men of in-
fluence, who are working in behalf of
Borne of the struggling congressmen.
He hae 40 applicants /or every goo«l
committee vacancy, and he probably
hae a dozen endorsements of every ap
plicant. But he is gradually getting
to the bottom, and soon will be able to
announce the elate as he intends it
shall stand during the Fifty-ninth con
gress.
In the senate, where committees are
appointed by a special committee, yet
to be selected, there is no such on
slaught as is in evidence about tbe
speaker’s oflice.
Senator Fulton is the only member
of the Oregon delegation who is in line
for promotion, for he is the only mem
ber who is at liberty to participate in
the work of congress. As previously in
dicated in these dispatches, Senator
Fulton will probaby be made chairman
of the committee on claims, and there
is a long chance that be will become a
member of the committee on commerce,
the mighty committee that handles all
river and harbor bills, as well as other
legislation relating to commerce, other
than interstate commerce.
Senator Piles, being a member new
of the senate, will probably not get
very good committees. New members
are never given desirable committee
places. It is a rule of the senate to
give the beet positions to men of the
longest service, and this leaves little
that is desirable for the new senators.
It is quite impossible to tell what
places Piles will get, though he would
be pleased with membership on naval
affairs, be«-auee of the Puget sound
navy yard.
Senator Ankeny is almost certain to
secure the chaimanship of the commit
tee on irrigation. This is a very desir
able place for him because he is thor
oughly familiar with irrigation, and
understands the subject. Moreover, as
chairman of that committee be could
doubtless do much to aid the state of
Washington in getting better recogni
tion under the National reclamation
law than it hae received up to this
time.
Over at the house end there is not
much change in sight for the Washing
ton members. Cushman has one good
commmittee place, on interstate and
foreign commerce, where he will get
an early chance to go on record on the
railway rate question, and he has one
other committee, private land claims.
Representative Jones is a member
of the river and harbor committee and
is perfectly satisfied to remain in that
one place. He don’t want anything
better. Mr. Humphrey faretl very well
for a new member two years ago, get
ting a place on merchant marine and
fisheries, together with two lesser com
mittees.
Senator Heyburn, of Idaho was one
of the most unfortunate new senators
in the matter of committee assignments
two vearB ago. He secured the chair
manship of the committee on manufac
tures, his moBt important committee.
He will be given better committee
assignments than he had in the last
congress, but it is impossible to state
what places he will get.
Senator Dubois, being a Democrat,
is on the minoritj side of several im
portant committees, but is chairman
of none, for minority senators have no
chairmanships. His most important
place at this time is on privileges anil
elections, the committee that will re
port on the Smoot case. On that com
mittee Dubois is considered the most
drastic anti-Mormon member, and he
will probab.y be prominently identified
with the fight against Smoot.
NO. 24
Malheur and Palouse Projects Have
Too Many Obstacle*.
GREAT CROWD WITNESSES SCENE
House Receives a Large Number of
Bills and Resolution*—Senate
Session is Brief.
Washington, Dee. 5. — The assemb
ling yesterday of the members of the
Fifty-ninth congress for their first ses
sion was marked by no unusual inci
dents, but it attracted to the capitol
crowds of spectators, who took a lively
interest in the proceedings. The day
was beautiful. The eun shone brightly
and the air was keen. Society was out
in force and filled the reserved galler
ies, while visitors unable to find seats
roame«! the corridors to catch glimpses
of public men. In the senate the pro
ceedings were brief, adjournment being
taken after a session of 20 minutes out
of respect to the late Senator Platt of
Connecticut, but moBt of the spectators
seemed to find quite as much to interest
them in observing the senators who re
mained on the floor after adjournment
as they could have expected had the
session continued longer.
The house was in session for more
than three hours, and, while the pro
ceedings followed the program that haB
marked the opening of congress for
many years, there was enough of inter
est to hold an exceptionally large audi
ence during the entire time. Cannon
was re-elected speaker.
BILLS OFFERED IN CONGRESS.
Every Question Before Nation Cov-
ered by House Members.
Washington, Dec. 4. — Secretary
Hitchcock has canceled the allotment
of $2,250,000 for tbe Malheur irriga
tion project in Eastern Oregon, and the
allotment of $2 800,000 for tlie Palouse
project in Washington, which means,
in substance, that there is no prospect
that either project will be built by tbe
government at an early day. The can
celing of these allotments does not ne
cessarily mean the entire abandonment
of either project; it is still possible
that they may be constructed at some
future time, but not until other pro
jecta have been built in both states.
The Malheur allotment is canceled
because that project is involved in so
many obstacles that its early construc
tion .is utterly impossible. Tbe secre
tary sees no immediate prospect of an
adjustment with the owners of the
wagon road lands, he sees no prospect
of an early understanding with other
landowners; he sees no indication
whatever that the governmenat could
build this project for several years,
even if it had the money to spend. He
lias therefore turned the Malheur allot
ment back into the reclamation fund,
in order that it may be expended else
where.
The secretary cancels the Palouse
allotment for very different reasons.
This project will cost approximately
$6,000,000, and is of such a nature
that not an acre of land can be irri
gated until tbe entire project is com
pleted. It cannot be built in units, as
in the Klamath or Yakima country.
The secretary hae not $6,000,000 which
he can spend in Washington at this
time, and has therefore decided to post
pone building the Palouse project until
more funds are available, possibly for
ten years or more.
Meanwhile, as he informed the
Washington delegation today, he will
go ahead and build the Okanogan pro
ject, for which he this afternoon allot
ted $500,000, and it is believed that
before long be will approve and autho
rize the construction of the Tietan and
Sunnyside projects.
Washington, Dec. 5.—A large num- HEYBURN WANTS PURE DRUGS.
her of bills and joint resolutions were
the house y Bterday. Bill to Insure Unadulterated Foods,
introduced in
i
Medicines and Liquors.
They cover a lurcyfì
large variofv
variety rtf
of subjects,
including Philippine tariff, statehood,
Washington, Dec. 4.—Federal con
pensions, regulation of hour, of em trol of ftxxls, drugs and liquors for the
ployment in the executive departments, purpose of securing their purity is pro
merchant marine, increase of salaries vided for in a comprehensive bill to be
of vice president and members of the introduced in the senate at an early
cabinet, requiring corporations to make date by Senator Heyburn, oi Idaho.
full reports of their affairs to the com Jurisdiction of the government over
missioner of corporations, increasing these articles is declared in tbe meas
powers of the Interstate Commerce ure when they become articles of in
commission, investigation of expendi terstate or foreign commerce, and a
tures on the Panama canal, of insurance penalty of a maximum fine of $500
companies doing in interstate business, and one year’s imprisonment ¡ b pro
of cotton reports and of the condition vided for violators of the regulations
of child labor; provision for a six year set forth.
term for the president and election of
It is made unlawful to sell or manu
senators by direct vote.
facture any article of food, drugs, med
Admission of Oklahoma and Indian icine or liquors which is adulterated
Territory as one state was the subject or misbranded, or which contains any
of the first bill introduced in the house. poison or deleterious substance. Its
The bill was prepared by Maguire, of terms prohibit the introduction into
Oklahoma, and is almost identical with the United States or insular possessions
the joint Btatehood bill oi the last ses from a foreign country of fotxls, drugs
sion.
and liquors which are not pure or are
Other bills and joint resolutions were misbranded.
introduced as follows: Murphy (Mo.)
The measure defines what shall con
to admit Oklahoma to the Union as a stitute misbranding and ailulteration
separate state; also for admitting In in the article over which it assumes
dian Territory as a separate state, with jurisdiction.
the name Sequoiab.
Lovering (Mass.) to place hides on
HAWAII WANTS PEOPLE.
the free list.
Hearst (New York) to increase pow
ers of the Interstate Commerce com Otters Inducements to Immigrants
From America and Europe
mission and to expedite the final dis
Washington, Dec. 4.—Active efforts
position of cases arising under the act
to regulate commerce by creating an have begun on the part of tbe govern
Interstate Commerce court (introduced ment of the Hawaiian islands to induce
by Hearst in tbe last congress); also immigration from the United States
for the election of seniors by direct anil Europe. An immigration board
vote of the people and to enable the was appointed by the governor. The
United States to acquire, maintain and chairman of this lioard, A. L. C. At
operate electric telegraphs and to pay kinson, who is also secretary of the
therefor by sale of bonds redeemable territory, is now in this ccnntry for
the purpose of attending the immigra
out of the net earnings.
Sulzer (N. Y.) making Alaska a ter tion session of the Civic federation, to
be held in New York. Mr. Atkinson
ritory with a delegate in congress.
Underwood (Ala.) for the repeal of today consulted at length regarding hie
Turkey will not yield to the powers
the 15th amendment to the constitu mission with Mr. Sargent, commis
and wants to fight.
sioner general of Immigration. He has
tion.
Bonynge (Colo.) empowering tbe decided to present the inducements his
Coreans at Seoul are fighting against
president to appoint a board of three government hae to offer in the way of
Japanese dictatorship.
persons for the protection of children homesteade to settlers both to Ameri
Hermann’s trial has been postponed
cans and to immigrants landing in this
and animals.
until after congress on account of the
Hepburn (la.) amending Panama country, as well as to the principal
Cruelty on Ouster Boats.
Large tracts of
press of business.
Baltimore, Dee. 5.—The revenue cut canal lax- so as to facilitate the sale of Eastern countries.
bonds and appropriating $16,500,000 land have been set aside for settlers of
ter
Windom
today
returned
from
a
six
The Washington congressional dele
this class.
for immediate use.
gation is working up plans for a united days’ cruise of investigation ol charges
effort to induce Hitchcock to indorse of cruelty to seamen employed on oyster
Judge Hunt Expect* to CorY
No New Bills for Oregon.
boats. Daring the trip three captains
some Washington irrigation project.
Butte, Mont., Dec. 4.—A Helena
Washington, Dec. 5. — No Oregon
of oyster vessels were arrested on charg
A loss of 149 lives, 70 vessels and ee of cruelty, and four members of bills were introduced in congress yes special to the Miner states that Federal
nearly $7,000,000 has been sustained crews were tiken off their vessels be terday, the state being without repre Judge W*H. Hunt, in an interview to
in the three great storms on the Great cause they complained of ill treatment. sentation in the house, and becauee of day, said that while be had not yet
United States District Attorney Rose prompt adjournment no bills were in- formally been called to Portland to try
Lakes thia season.
said that as a result of this cruise the troduced in the senate. Several Wash the timber land fraud cases yet to be
The Trane-Mississippi congress hae government will probably send a cutter ington bills were introduced in the beard in that city, he expected that he
gieened a pamphlet calling on congress oat for a similar purpose two or three house. Representative Jones having a would, having exchange«l letter* with
to make an appropriation for carrying tims each season hereafter.
bill increasing the cost of the Spokane Judge Gilbert on the matter. Next
on work at the mouth of the Columbia.
public building; Humphrey, authoriz January 8, he thought, would be the
ing building* at Everett and Belling opening day of the Federal court in
Missionary Murder Investigated.
W. C. Bristol hae been appointed
Washington, Dec. 5—A cablegram ham, and Ctfsbman, increasing the cost Portland, at which time it was expect
United Satee district attorney for Ore
received at the State department to of the Tacoma building and asking ed the timber fraud caeee would come
gon, B. L. Eddy register, and J. M. night from Mr. Rockhill, at Pekin, says buildings for Olympia and Aberdeen.
up.
Iawrence receiver ot the Roseburg land
that Consul General Julius G. Lay, at
ofica.
Open All Other Boxes.
New Ship* for the Navy.
Canton, Chins, baa completed his in
York, Dec. 4.—Preparations to
Washington,
Dec.
5.
—
Charles
J.
New
vestigation
into
the
recent
murder
<
(
Reports of further disasters during
ask tbe courts for the opening of 1,000
the recent storm on Lake Superior. | i five Presbyterian missionaries at Lien- Bonaparte, secretary of the navy, today ballot boxes, for the service of «00
The last vessel reported lost ia tbe chow, in the Province of Canton. No submitted hi* annual report, a 52-page writ* of mandamus, and for tbe service
steamer Ira H. Owen, carrying a crew details of the result of tbe investigation document, to President Roosevelt. The of 6,000 orders on counsel and election
are given. The report will be forward main pointe of the report are a recom
of 19 men.
ed by the minister to Waahington by mendation of the addition of new ves inspectors, were made today by legal
The president is behind a movement mail.
sels to tbe navy, of which tbe estimat counsel for William R. Hearst, in his
to investigate the Standard Oil.
ed cost is $23,300,000, and tbe state contest for the New York mayoralty
ment that tbe department will investi election. These plans were the result
Long
Message
by
Wireles».
Owing to the recent embezzlement
Washington, Dec. 5.—Commander gate and thoroughly enforce the regula of the discloeuree of inaccnraciee shown
from tbe Seattle assay oflice and a feel
by tbe opening of four ballot boxes
ing among Alaskan miners that the Reehler, commandant of the naval sta tions sgainst tbe principals in such in
Friday.
graft has not been stopped much of tbe tion at Key West, reported to tbe Navy cidents as the fatal fistfight.
gold from the north is likely to go to department that the wireless station at
Ruteno Strike Affect* Mille.
One Million for Umat'lla.
Key Weet hae received a message by
San Francisco for acme time.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 4 —It is feared
Washington, Dee. 5. — Secretary
wireless from tbe station at Colon.
Land f and revelationa are coming
Tbe distance is about 1.000 nautical Hitchcock today authorised construc that many of the steel mills will be
Nebraska.
miles, and tbe Island of Cuba lies di tion of th« Umatilla irrigation project obliged to close from lack of ferro-man
Marquis Ito aays Japan doe* not in rectly across the line* between the two and set aside out of the réclamation ganese, the supply of which has been
cut of! because of tbe strikes in Russia.
fund $1,000,000 to defray ail costs.
■ point».
tend to annex Corea.
PLOT AGAINST CZAR
Plan Was Io Capture the Entire
Imperial Family.
CZAR'S BODY GUARD IMPLICATED
Grand Duke Believed to Head Move
H.» Object Being to Proclaim
Himself Dictator.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2.—It is re
ported here that one of the grand duke*
plotted to arrest the czar at Tsarskoe-
Selo, hie object being to proclaim him
self dictator, relying on his promises of
complete reform to secure the support
of the Socialists and woiking men.
Owing to the indiscretion of one of
the grand «luxe's ugents, the plot was
disclosed to one of tbe czar’B aid-de-
earnps, who promptly ordered the ar
rest of 20 officers and 25 men in vari
ous regiments.
The discovery of this plot hae caused
great consternation in court circles,
more than any revolutionary movement
throughout the empire.
Can’t Trust His Body Guard.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 2.—The guards
arrested at Tsarskoe-Selo Thursday
night and Friday morning numbered
250, including 10 officers. Numerous
rumors are current, including the asser
tion that one of the grand dukes is in
volved in a conspiracy against the em
peror, but none of them can be verified.
It only seems certain that no confidence
can be placed even in tne guard regi
ments.
Arrested eoldiers are seen
every day, escorted by comrades with
drawn swords.
St. Petersburg is swarming with Cos
sacks, the only troops against whom
there is no suspicion of disaffection.
It is understood that the whole Cos
sack forces of the empire, some 650,-
000, will be mobilized.
A conference was held at Count
Witte’s residence last night to consider
tbe demands of the telegraphers. Count
Witte haB declined to receive a deputa
tion from the t< legraph and postal
strikers, on the ground that they are
violating their duty to the state, but
he sent a note to the deputation recom
mending that the strikers address them
selves to their Immediate chiefs.
TRY TO DESTROY TREATY.
Japanese Torpedo Boat Make* Dar
ing Attack on Commi*«ion
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 2.—The attempt
to murder the peace delegates and de-
stroy the treaty between Japan and
Russia, which was drawn up by the
plenipotentiaries in Portsmouth, and
which was being sent to the mikado,
was witnessed by officers and passen
gers on board the Dakota, on the night
of her arrival in Yokohama. Dr. Wil
liam Lopp, surgeon of the Dakota, in
speaking of the incident, said:
“The whole thing happened the
night of our arrival in Yokohama. We
were lying in Mississippi bay, just out
side of tbe breakwater. All the tor
pedo boats and war vessels which es
corted tbe peace commission were
drawn up in a long line. The launch
containing the delegation and the
treaty left the warship and started for
the landing. Suddenly one of the tor
pedo lioate, anchored near the end of
the line of battleships, slipped her
cab.e and started for tlie launch. Tbe
torpedo boat made for her at a right
angle course.
“The people on the launch law the
torpedo boat leave the line of craft and
they knew what sas coming. The
launch was slow, and the torpedo boat
came on like a comet.
Like a shot
from a cannon she rushed on, and in a
minute struck the launch, cutting her
completely in two, and raced on into
the darkness. We could see the men
struggling in the water, and clinging to
the pieces of the wrecked boat.
“Launches from the battleships were
at once sent to their rescue, and saved
all but one of the occupants. The
treaty was also saved/’
Will Oppose Rate Bill.
bj Cleveland, Dec. 2. — Grand Chief
K'rren Stone, of the Brotherhood of
notive Engineers, who announced
I«, ztuffalo a day or two ago that the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
would be active in the matter of rail
road rate legislation, said tonight with
reference to the plane ot the organiza
tion that the officers will outline cer
tain views, which will lie distributed
to subdivisions, and from there word
will go to members of the organization.
Mr. Stone added that the whole mat
ter will be done in secret.
More Troops Join Mutiny.
Paris, Dec. 2. — Special dispatches
from St. Petersburg say that the cab
men there have gone on strike. The
government, the dispatches say, in
tends to adopt special measures to as
sure the dispatch of official messages.
The Warsaw correspondent of tbe
Eclair eays that at Grodno artillery
men have been arrested for the ir re-
fussl to suppress popular demonstra
tions. At Chenstopovo the dragoons
mutinied and fought the Cossacks.
Great Fire Rages at Bueno* Ayrea.
Burn«» Ayres, Dec. 2.—A serions fire
broke out here today in a warelmnM
c'ntaining inflammable merchandise,
including 100,000 can* of petroleum.
T.he fire is Kill burning as thia dispatch
ia filed. The loes i* already estimated
at $1,000,000.